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TIL Christopher Nolan will reportedly receive 20 percent of Tenet‘s first dollar gross, meaning he gets a percentage of the box office revenue beginning with the film’s release rather than the profit.

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lo4a TiL The most common ingredient in bacterial soap is triclosan. It is never completely removed during water treatment and when it arrives at the ocean it is toxic to marine life.
Z8y9B TIL that when the Apollo 11 astronauts landed on the moon in 1969, they left behind a white pouch containing a silicon disc slightly bigger than a silver dollar. Inscribed in microscopic font on the disc are 73 messages, each from a different country, expressing wishes of goodwill and peace.
QJGL9 TIL Antarctica used to be covered in lush rainforests well adapted to months with no sunlight in the winter
gMad4 TIL before his death, Fidel Castro's last wish was to avoid being a "personality cult"; because of this, Cuba prohibits the use of Castro's name in the names of "institutions, parks, streets and other public places, as well as any honorary titles or medals."
gRA7 TIL mountains on Saturn’s moon Titan are named after mountains in Middle-Earth